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Position where I may utilize my experience as an AutoCAD Senior Job Captain/Designer. Self-motivated, detail orientated, positive attitude with the proven ability in both High End Residential and Commercial Architecture, to manage multiple projects and tasks simultaneously, utilizing personal skills to work and communicate within a team environment.

Job Captain (contract), Fiedler Group. Los Angeles, California. Architectural based duties include: Various remodel and ground up Mcdonald’s projects as well as ADA

and Upgrades on multi 7-Eleven locations. All included Floorplans, building section, Exterior and interior elevations, details, complete Construction Documents for City submittal.

Job Captain (contract), Stantec Architecture. Irvine, California. Architectural based tasks included: Various remodel projects for clients such as McDonalds, Family Dollar stores and Chase banks consisting of floorplans, elevations, sections, details. Also ground-up construction Documents for Palos Verdes Chase Bank. City submittals and communication with Engineers.

Independent Design Consultant, FirstDesigns. Huntington Beach, California. Services rendered consist of multiple disciplines / multiple projects:

Liberty Construction Services: from As-built creation to space planning, to corporate approval presentation drawings to City submittal CD’s, Kitchen drawings, equipment layouts, site plans, exterior and interior elevations. Complete Construction Documents for new Vision remodel project for multiple Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) restaurants nationwide, as well as Pollo Campero restaurants. Also, permit expediting for multiple projects simultaneously.

Azarkman Dream kitchen remodel: Romanesque revival style addition in form of 1,000 sq. ft. kitchen, including multiple Groin ceilings, arches and columns, stone veneer and custom woodwork throughout, Custom glass decks and stone stairs throughout this multi-level, 12,000 sq. ft. mansion in Encino CA. includes as-built created from scratch. (Must see to appreciate)

La Curacao Café Conceptual design: 500 and 1,000 sq. ft. multi-themed concept designs for new in-store café, Aztec / Mayan theme with multiple floor finish designs to Multiple High Tech designs with endless metal and wood finish ideas from full stainless steel finish to interior water walls (must see to appreciate)

Cabe Toyota of Long beach offsite Storage compound: 10,000 sq. f.t steel building design for offsite display /storage / warehouse on newly purchased dirt plot, including multiple exterior elevations and alley entry.

Kochlani residence remodel: approx. 1,800 sq. ft. addition to this Custom original Alejandro Artigas/Otoniel Solis home, including large theater, walk-in closets, workout room, huge living and dining room and a kitchen to die for.

Job Captain, GKKWorks Inc. Irvine, California. K-12, Higher education, Health and Commercial High rise related Architectural duties included multiple roles in various re-modernization school projects in the Santa Ana and Los Angeles school Districts as well as being a part of the Kohinoor Square project – India’s tallest building, including curtain wall and custom glazing systems for this one of a kind building. Roles consisted of CAD support on all levels and phases from schematic design floor plans to details and interior elevations and sections on final CD submittal sets. ADA and DSA guidelines were followed throughout.

Job Captain/designer, (Jr PM) BSW International. Irvine, California. Nationally located, Hospitality based firm, duties include: Creation of complete construction Documents of back and front of house for Johnny Rockets Restaurants, from design development to Construction Administration as well as various Construction Administration tasks. Permit expediting for multiple projects with various city jurisdictions. Also, in charge of in-house CAD standards, member of Company wide CAD Think Tank, point of contact for AutoCAD issues in our Irvine office. I also run weekly CAD training/update classes in house. Other projects include, CVS, McDonalds, Buffalo Wild Wings and BP Arco.

Job Captain, JBZ Architecture and Planning. Newport Beach, California. High end Residential Architecture related duties include creation of construction Documents including: slab profiles, floor plans, sections, elevations, roof plans and high defined details for custom homes, multi family, attached / detached homes for developers such as William Lyon Homes, Taylor Woodrow, Shea, Pardee. Also, created elevations and various plans & details on City of Tracy City Hall. In charge of in-house CAD standards, training of new CAD users, Creation and development of Lisp and menu customization, pull down menus.

Job Captain, Ware Malcomb Architects. Irvine, California. Architectural based duties include coordination of multiple projects from planning stages to full construction documents and City submittals. TI and ground up construction projects ranging from 5,000 sq. ft. to 200,000 sq. ft. include: ECCU (Evangelical Christian Credit Union), The Gallup Organization, McMaster Carr, Oakley, Hydraflow, various Irvine Company TI projects as well as as-built creations, field verifications and ADA surveys.

Job Captain/Consultant, (JGA) James Gartner & Assoc. Architects. (Independent Contract), Santa Ana, California. Restaurant Design including LA Italian Kitchen and Hot Dog on a Stick Restaurants. Space plan to CDs for Peyran & Kroll (15,000 sq. ft).

Job Captain, LPA Architects, Irvine, California. Extensive MicroStation SE and AutoCAD duties include hands on with Project Managers in the creation of construction documents, custom design and carrying for multiple T.I. projects from design development to space planning through construction. Coordination with electrical, mechanical and structural consultants, also contractors and vendors. Multi “The Irvine Company” tenants include: Cygnion, Intersil, Insignia/ESG, Lexmark, VitalStream, Q Strategies, Orange County District Attorney renovation, and others. Also, various high school and elementary school modernization projects.

Manager of Design Development, Prandium Inc. Irvine, California. Project Manager and designer. Multiple duties include: concept design, custom interior design, space planning, creation of construction documents including floor plans and elevations, creation of budgets, remodel project coordination on El Torito, El Torito Grill, El Torito Express, Chi-Chi’s, Koo Koo Roo, and Hamburger hamlet restaurants. Hands on with vendors and contractors from conception to sign off. Ongoing projects include Las Brisas Restaurant remodel and Prandium Test Kitchen Design. Also, headquarters space planning.

Senior Draftsman/Consultant, (KHS&S) Keenan Hopkins Suder & Stowell Construction, Inc. (Independent Contract), Anaheim, California. Theme-oriented architectural firm. Duties include creation of extravagantly detailed facade exterior elevations, sections, floor plans and details for the Aladdin Casino Desert Passage Project.

Senior Draftsman/Consultant, Carlson Design Corporation (contracted through Snelling Employment Agency), Costa Mesa, California. Architectural based duties included the creation of floor plans, elevations, sections and details in the WorldComm project. Also, conversion of blue lines to CAD drawings.

Production/CAD Dept. Supervisor, Engineered Automation Systems Inc., Tustin, California. Duties include the creation of procedure manuals, setting up and implementing high quality company standards, delegating work to be performed, overseeing and quality checking, complete production output, hiring and training of personnel, planing and creating budgets of production and CAD departments, in charge of company software, upgrading of PC’s and system analysis. Projects consist of security, electrical, mechanical, structural, piping, HVAC, fire alarm and controls design. Client list includes: Boeing, Bank of Lebanon, Disneyland, DirecTV, Pilot Network Services, Sony, and other major industrial and commercial companies.

Lead CAD/Senior Technician, The Bentley Company, Costa Mesa, California. Architectural duties included “as-builds” for JPL, McDonnell Douglas, and Wells Fargo Bank, cell Sites for SBA and Pacific Bell, telecommunication for NextWave and Western Wireless - all of which included architectural, piping, plumbing, electrical, HVAC and structural aspects of drafting.

CAD Department Supervisor, AirWorks, Inc., Irvine, California. In charge of overseeing and delegating wiring diagrams, mechanical and electro-mechanical drawings to five subordinate drafters. Hands-on with senior engineers and in direct contact with clients (including transfer of data accordingly), organized and created data bases and drawing file structures, created numbering systems per project, conducted informal staff orientation and training, advised and counseled subordinates, developed organizational and operating procedures to meet project deadlines, and reviewed and evaluated subordinate’s performance. Projects consisted of telecommunication systems, rack/tray design, and interface with new and existing electrical/avionics equipment and audio/video entertainment systems for passenger, cabin and cockpit fleet standardization - all of which meet FAA standards.

Foreman, First Construction Company, Buena Park, California. Residential construction duties included supervising and coordinating multiple activities of employees, handled business and personal correspondence, recruited, hired and trained staff, negotiated wages and performed comparison shopping for material and equipment at various locations at different times.

• Ample Permit expediting experience in both Commercial and Residential Permitting, in multiple cities from Lancaster CA, to Los Angeles to Irvine.

• Computer literate in various software programs, to list a few: AutoCad versions 2010 thru Rel 12, , Office Pro 2010 (Word, PowerPoint, Excel), XtreePro Gold, DOS, Windows 7, Vista, XP, Windows 95, 98, and 2000 Professional, Norton Utilities and anti-virus, ACDCee, various scanning, graphics and CDR utilities. Some upgrading and computer repair experience. Quickly adaptive to new software.

• Adaptation: Swiftly adapts to new environments in order to briskly increase productivity.

• Efficiency: Quick and accurate CAD performer with no sacrifice to detail.

• Organization: Proven ability to develop and maintain effective record keeping systems.

• Follow-through: Experience in following detailed instructions and bringing closure to activities and projects.

• Communication: Quick to sense and respond to needs and concerns of other people. Good sense of humor and proficient ability to work both alone and as an active team player.

ITT Technical Institute, Anaheim, California.

• Associates of Applied Science Degree in Computer Aided Drafting Technology (3.8 G.P.A.).

Multiple Advanced AutoCAD training seminars – LPA

ToastMasters – participating member since June 2004

References and salary history available upon request.

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